Using the AEDP Therapist’s Bold, Embodied Presence
LIVE DEMOS and more help you learn how to bring your SELF more fully into the therapy dyad with SueAnne Piliero, PhD
Being an AEDP therapist requires not just learning the theory or the techniques, but also building the knowledge, awareness, and capacity within our SELFs to “be with” and “stay with,” the depth of emotional pain, shame, anger, grief, unbearable aloneness…
It requires a strong therapeutic presence; leading boldly, fiercely advocating and championing our patients in a verbally and affectively explicit way; finding and “gluing the glimmers” of light when your patients see and feel nothing but darkness within them.
It requires accompanying our patients on emotional journeys that we ourselves may never have been on (and perhaps avoiding because we, too, are afraid to touch that guarded space within us).
It requires that we tend not just to our patients’ affective and relational wounds, but also to our own.
It requires an openness to love and be loved by our patients, even in our authentic moments of doubt or ambivalence.
In short, being an AEDP therapist requires the courage to practice from the “inside out.” Not an easy task.
In this workshop, we will explore in-depth how to bring our SELFs more fully into the therapeutic relationship in order to enhance, deepen and accelerate the healing process. Through lecture, videotape, and a live demo you will see, hear, and witness how the most powerful tool in our clinical toolkit is our own embodied presence. In this workshop, which welcomes practitioners who are both new to and already familiar with AEDP, you will be able to:
- Practice your ability to be more present, engaged, and attuned in your work with patients
- Integrate the power of your whole Self, viscerally impacted by your patients’ histories and core affective experiences, to guide your interventions
- Accelerate, enhance and complete the healing process by “leading” more and advocating more fiercely on behalf of your patients
- Sharpen your moment-to-moment tracking skills focusing on words, affect, and the body
THIS WORKSHOP INCLUDES A LIVE DEMONSTRATION OF THERAPY
Meet the Presenter
SueAnne Piliero, PhD
SueAnne Piliero, Ph.D. is Faculty Emerita and Supervisor. She is also a founding member of the AEDP Institute having worked with Diana Fosha at the very beginning of AEDP and for 20 years thereafter, traveling nationally and internationally to teach AEDP to clinicians and mental health professionals around the world. Dr. Piliero was a lead trainer in the AEDP Institute’s Essential Skills Courses, and a highly sought after consultant. Dr. Piliero is known for her warm, engaging teaching style and her ability to communicate complex topics with humor and clarity. Dr. Piliero has developed a relationally bold clinical method called Fierce Love. Her clinical work, which embodies Fierce Love, powerfully demonstrates how even the most traumatized patients can be transformed. (Read More…)Requirements, Fees, Registration
On Demand Trainings are to be viewed on your private computer or smart device. They are intentionally not downloadable; we “stream” them. So, having a high speed Internet connection is important to having a good learning experience.
This training is intended to be viewed only by mental health professionals and students in mental health or related fields. You will be asked to provide evidence of your professional credentials before completing registration and payment.
Fees and Registration
- $149
- $129 AEDP Institute Members only, you must be logged in to receive the discounted price.